Felt: a fabric made by compressing wool with the addition of heat, water and agitation (rolling).

Felted fabric: a loosely woven fabric that has undergone a felting process.

Flatweave: a non-pile weave. A variety of techniques can be used, such as tapestry, supplementary weft, or soumak.

Gul: the geometric motif used in Central Asian rugs. Guls are often octagonal and are usually divided into quarters with small repeating patterns in each quarter.

Ikat: a resist-dyed fabric of silk or silk and cotton.

Julkhirs: a coarsely woven long pile rug made in a variety of sizes. Two or more pieces are sometimes sewn together.

Juval: a large storage bag for the yurt.

Kilim: a term used to describe flatwoven rugs which are often reversible.

Knot: a thread secured around two warps and cut to create pile for a rug.

Madrasehs: Islamic university

Slit tapestry: the discontinuous weft threads are turned back around adjacent warps forming small slits in the fabric.

Suzani: embroidered cotton or silk cloth made for a variety of domestic urban purposes such as bed covers, hangings and dividers.

Tent band: woven bands of different sizes using different techniques. Used to secure the shape of the yurt and decorate its interior.

Torba: a small storage bag for the yurt.

Tree of life: an ancient pattern representing a tree. Symbolic of birth, death, cycle of life, or eternity.

Yurt: a circular, portable tent used by Central Asian nomads.